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John Henry was a little baby
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Sittin' on his daddy's knee
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He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel
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And cried, "Hammer's gonna be death of me, Lord, Lord
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Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
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Now the captain he said to John Henry
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"I'm gonna bring that steam drill around
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I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
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I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God
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I'm gonna knock that steel on down"
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John Henry told his captain
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"Lord a man ain't nothin' but a man
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But 'fore I let that steam drill beat me down
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I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
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I'll die with a hammer in my hand"
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John Henry driving on the right side
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That steam drill driving on the left
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Says, "'fore I let your steam drill beat me down
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I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord,
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I'll hammer my fool self to death"
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Well captain said to John Henry
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"What is that storm I hear?"
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John Henry said, "That ain't no storm captain
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That's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord
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That's just my hammer in the air"
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John Henry said to his shaker
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"Shaker, why don't you sing?
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Cause I'm swingin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
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Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord Lord
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Listen to my cold steel ring"
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John Henry he hammered in the mountains
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His hammer was striking fire
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But he worked so hard it broke his heart
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John Henry laid down his hammer and died, Lord, Lord
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John Henry laid down his hammer and died
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Now John Henry he had him a woman
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By the name of Polly Ann
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She walked out to those tracks picked up John Henry's hammer
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And Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
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Polly drove that steel like a man
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Well every, every Monday morning
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When a blue bird he begins to sing
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You can hear John Henry from a mile or more
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
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I said you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
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You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
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